1228 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1617 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1568 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1624 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1270 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1345 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1226 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1290 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1446 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
608 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
343 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
213 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
257 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1398 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
9754 | Morohashi |
287 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1688 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1386 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1487 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1169 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1773 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 弦 【ゲン】 bowstring, string (of a shamisen, etc.), stringed instrument, chord, hypotenuse
- 弦楽 【ゲンガク】 music for strings, string music
- 三弦 【サンゲン】 shamisen, samisen, sanxian (Chinese lute), the three string instruments used in gagaku (biwa, wagon and sou), three strings, three-stringed instrument
- 移弦 【イゲン】 string-crossing (violin, cello, etc.)
Kun reading compounds
- 弦 【つる】 bowstring, string (of shamisen, guitar, violin, etc.), bail (arched pot handle), diagonal levelling wire across the top of a masu
- 弦音 【つるおと】 sound of vibrating bowstring
Readings
- Korean:
- hyeon
Spanish
- cuerda (arco
- instrumento musical)
- media luna
- hipotenusa
Portuguese
- Corda (arco
- violão)
- corda
- hipotenusa
French
- corde d'arc
- corde
- hypoténuse
3571 | 2001 Kanji |
3h5.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-5 | SKIP code |
1023.2 | Four corner code |
1-24-25 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5f26 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
373 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 楽 【ガク】 music, old Japanese court music, gagaku
- 楽章 【ガクショウ】 movement
- 邦楽 【ホウガク】 Japanese music (esp. traditional Japanese music)
- 室内楽 【シツナイガク】 chamber music
- 楽 【ラク】 comfort, ease, relief, (at) peace, relaxation, easy, simple, without trouble, without hardships, (economically) comfortable, raku pottery, sukha (happiness)
- 楽園 【ラクエン】 paradise, Eden
- 千秋楽 【センシュウラク】 final day of a performance, closing date, final show, final day of a tournament
- 行楽 【コウラク】 outing, excursion, pleasure trip, going on a picnic
- 猿楽 【サルガク】 sarugaku (form of theatre popular in Japan during the 11th to 14th centuries), noh, fooling around
Kun reading compounds
- 楽しい 【たのしい】 enjoyable, fun, pleasant, happy, delightful
- 楽しい思い出 【たのしいおもいで】 happy memory, sweet memory
- 楽しむ 【たのしむ】 to enjoy, to take pleasure in, to have a good time, to have fun, to look forward to
Readings
- Japanese names:
- さ、 た、 やす、 ら
- Korean:
- ag
Spanish
- música
- divertido
- fácil
- agradable
- disfrutar
- divertirse
Portuguese
- música
- conforto
- facilidade
French
- musique
- agréable
- confort
331 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
98 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
218 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
232 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2324 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
322 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
200 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2029 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.10 | Japanese for Busy People |
358 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
359 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
343 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1064 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3505 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1808 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2460 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1751 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
15213 | Morohashi |
2826 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2790 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1735 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1872 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
481 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
225 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
364 | 2001 Kanji |
4a9.29 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-9-4 | SKIP code |
3290.4 | Four corner code |
1-19-58 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
697d | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
47 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 四 【シ】 four, 4
- 4月 【シガツ】 April, fourth month in the lunar calendar
- 十四 【ジュウシ】 fourteen, 14
- 炭素14 【タンソジュウシ】 carbon-14
Kun reading compounds
- 四 【し】 four, 4
- 四畳半 【よじょうはん】 four and a half tatami mats, four-and-a-half-mat room, small room esp. for assignations
- 四つ 【よっつ】 four, 4, four years of age, ten o'clock (in the old time system), burakumin, cross grips
- 四つ角 【よつかど】 four corners, crossroads, intersecting street, street corner
- 四つ 【よっつ】 four, 4, four years of age, ten o'clock (in the old time system), burakumin, cross grips
- 四つの自由 【よっつのじゆう】 the Four Freedoms (as defined by Franklin D. Roosevelt: freedom of speech, freedom of worship, freedom from want, freedom from fear)
- 四 【し】 four, 4
- 40 【よんじゅう】 forty, 40
- 十四 【じゅうし】 fourteen, 14
- 軽四 【けいよん】 four-wheeled light vehicle
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あ、 つ、 よつ
- Korean:
- sa
Spanish
- cuatro
- 4
Portuguese
- quatro
French
- quatre
4 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
4 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
26 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
18 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1025 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
6 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
35 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
188 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1.A | Japanese for Busy People |
6 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
6 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
4 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
335 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3778 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1928 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2620 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
4 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
4682 | Morohashi |
3044 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
938 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
4 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
4 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
114 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
37 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3675 | 2001 Kanji |
3s2.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-3-2 | SKIP code |
4-5-1 | SKIP code |
6021.0 | Four corner code |
1-27-45 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
56db | Unicode hex code |
heavy, important, esteem, respect, heap up, pile up, nest of boxes, -fold
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
193 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 重 【ジュウ】 jūbako, multi-tiered food box, heavy, serious, extreme, -fold, -ply
- 重圧 【ジュウアツ】 strong pressure, heavy pressure
- 九重 【ココノエ】 ninefold, imperial palace, the Court
- 加重 【カジュウ】 weighting (in averaging), aggravation
- 重複 【チョウフク】 duplication, repetition, overlapping, redundancy, restoration
- 重厚 【ジュウコウ】 profound, deep, grave, solid, dignified, stately, solemn, composed, substantial, massive
- 加重 【カジュウ】 weighting (in averaging), aggravation
- 九重 【ココノエ】 ninefold, imperial palace, the Court
Kun reading compounds
- 重 【え】 -fold, -ply
- 八重 【やえ】 multilayered, doubled
- 九重 【ここのえ】 ninefold, imperial palace, the Court
- 重い 【おもい】 heavy, weighty, heavy (feeling), depressed, gloomy, blue, uneasy, slow, sluggish, lumbering, ponderous, clumsy, important (position, responsibility, etc.), serious, grave, serious (punishment, illness, etc.), severe, critical, solid, established, dignified, sensible
- 重い腰を上げる 【おもいこしをあげる】 to get off one's backside, to bestir oneself
- 重り 【おもり】 weight, sinker
- 重ねる 【かさねる】 to pile up, to heap up, to stack up, to put on top of another, to repeat many times over, to go through repeatedly, to accumulate
- 重なる 【かさなる】 to be piled up, to lie on top of one another, to come one after another, to happen over and over, to pile up (e.g. stress), to accumulate, to overlap (each other), to occur at the same time, to happen simultaneously
- 主 【おも】 chief, main, principal, important, main secondary or supporting role (in kyogen)
- 重き 【おもき】 importance, emphasis, stress
- 身重 【みおも】 pregnant
- 気重 【きおも】 heavy-hearted
Readings
- Japanese names:
- さね、 しげ、 しげる
- Korean:
- jung
Spanish
- pesado
- importante
- apilar
- amontonar
Portuguese
- pesado
- empilhar
- pilha de caixas
- -dobrar
French
- lourd
- empiler
- entasser
- s'emboîter
- - couches
245 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
326 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
311 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
155 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
224 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
161 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
266 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1017 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.16 | Japanese for Busy People |
227 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
227 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
115 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1802 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4390 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2223 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2991 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1691 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
40132 | Morohashi |
3573 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6207 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1675 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1805 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
136 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
330 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2272 | 2001 Kanji |
0a9.18 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-9-2 | SKIP code |
2-1-8 | SKIP code |
2010.4 | Four corner code |
1-29-37 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
91cd | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N1
1067 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 奏 【ソウ】 report to the emperor
- 奏功 【ソウコウ】 success, achievement, fruition
- 合奏 【ガッソウ】 ensemble (e.g. orchestra, chamber group, etc.), concert
- 四重奏 【シジュウソウ】 instrumental quartet
Kun reading compounds
- 奏でる 【かなでる】 to play an instrument (esp. string instruments), to dance
Readings
- Japanese names:
- すすむ
- Korean:
- ju
Spanish
- dirigirse al emperador
- tocar un instrumento
- completar
Portuguese
- tocar música
- audiência
- completar
French
- jouer de la musique
- concert
- parler à l'Empereur
- mener à bien
930 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
918 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
845 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1178 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1643 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1178 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
951 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1544 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1646 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1679 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
418 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3185 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1645 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2233 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1585 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
5915 | Morohashi |
2577 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1156 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1571 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1693 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
890 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1463 | 2001 Kanji |
0a9.17 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-5-4 | SKIP code |
4-9-4 | SKIP code |
5043.0 | Four corner code |
1-33-53 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
594f | Unicode hex code |
bend, music, melody, composition, pleasure, injustice, fault, curve, crooked, perverse, lean
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
810 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 曲 【キョク】 composition, piece of music, song, track (on a record), tune, melody, air, enjoyment, fun, interest, pleasure
- 曲折 【キョクセツ】 bending, winding, meandering, zigzagging, ups and downs, twists and turns, complications, difficulties, vicissitudes
- 歌謡曲 【カヨウキョク】 kayōkyoku, form of Japanese popular music that developed during the Showa era, (Western) pop song
- 名曲 【メイキョク】 famous piece of music, excellent song, (musical) masterpiece
Kun reading compounds
- 曲がる 【まがる】 to bend, to curve, to warp, to wind, to twist, to turn, to be awry, to be askew, to be crooked
- 曲げる 【まげる】 to bend, to crook, to bow, to curve, to curl, to lean, to tilt, to incline, to slant, to bend (the truth), to distort, to twist, to pervert, to yield (a point), to depart (from a principle), to ignore (what one really thinks), to pawn
- 隈 【くま】 corner, nook, recess, shade, shadow, dark area, dark circles (under the eyes), dark rings, bend (in a road, river, etc.), shading, gradation, kumadori, style of kabuki makeup used for violent roles
Readings
- Japanese names:
- まがた
- Korean:
- gog
Spanish
- melodía
- curva
- encorvado
- torcer
- doblar
- torcerse
- girarse
Portuguese
- tender
- música
- melodia
- composição
- prazer
- injustiça
- falta
- curva
- tortuoso
- perverso
- inclinar
French
- courber
- musique
- mélodie
- composition
- plaisir
- injustice
- faute
- malhonnête
- pervers
- pencher
381 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
279 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
261 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
604 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
103 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
715 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
609 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
327 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
366 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
367 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
625 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
996 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4340 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2197 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2956 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1180 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
14280 | Morohashi |
3527 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2418 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1172 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1256 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
264 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1976 | 2001 Kanji |
0a6.27 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-6-2 | SKIP code |
5560.0 | Four corner code |
1-22-42 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
66f2 | Unicode hex code |